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(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFF7EFD8C8040D362" box="[159,278,533,558]" captionStart="FIGURE 19" captionStartId="45.[151,251,1872,1894]" captionTargetBox="[166,1396,439,1812]" captionTargetId="figure-228@45.[157,1402,431,1816]" captionTargetPageId="45" captionText="FIGURE 19. Structure of tarsus and pretarsus. AK, tarsus; L P, claw. A, Polymerus unifasciatus; B, P. carpathicus; C, P. holosericeus; D, Charagochilus gyllenhalii; E, Ch. spiralifer; F, Ch. angusticollis; G, Ch. pallidicollis; H, Ch. flavipes comb. nov.; I, Ch. bimaculatus comb. nov.; J, Ch. obscuratus comb. nov.; K, Ch. consanguineus comb. nov.; L, P. carpathicus; M, Dichelocentrum ornatifrons comb. nov.; N, Proboscidocoris nitidus; O, Pr. feanus; P, Pr. solitus comb. nov. Scale bare: 0.28 mm" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079631" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079631/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Figs 19 M</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFEC3FD8C802DD362" box="[290,379,533,558]" captionStart="FIGURE 33" captionStartId="68.[151,250,1335,1357]" captionTargetBox="[163,1425,519,1320]" captionTargetId="figure-453@68.[157,1429,513,1324]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="FIGURE 33. Antennae. AE, first antennal segment; FH, antennae totally. A, Dichelocentrum longirostre comb. nov., syntype; B, D. ornatifrons comb. nov. from Tanzania; C, holotype of Polymerus xerophilus; D, D. ornatifrons, male paratype; E, D. ornatifrons, female paratype; F, Polymerus carpathicus, male; G, D. transvaalicum sp. nov., female; H, D. transvaalicum, male. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079685/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">33 BE</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFD5AFD8C83A2D361" box="[699,756,533,558]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="75.[151,244,1947,1969]" captionTargetBox="[274,1313,192,1927]" captionTargetId="figure-80@75.[274,1313,175,1942]" captionTargetPageId="75" captionText="FIGURE 38. Inner female genitalia of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. A, gynatrium in dorsal view; B, C, posterior wall of gynatrium in ventral view. A, B, D. longirostre comb. nov., syntype; C, D. ornatifrons comb. nov. mpr—medial process; ihf—posterior margin of inner horizontal fold; ts—tectal sclerites.. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079697" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079697/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">38 C</figureCitation>
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(
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Odhiambo, 1959: 3740
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, fig. 30,
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<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B675C6BFAC5FC9E8091D20C" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Poeciloscytus">Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) ornatifrons</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="37DF57992B675C6BFE2FFCB2835DD20D" box="[462,523,811,834]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<determinerName id="EBFBDA342B675C6BFDF5FCB28397D20C" box="[532,705,810,835]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">T.R. Odhiambo</determinerName>
det.”,
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B675C6BFCEFFCB38236D20C" box="[782,864,810,835]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
</materialsCitation>
*;
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<collectingCountry id="668F76602B675C6BFC62FCB3828BD20C" box="[899,989,810,835]" name="Uganda" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Uganda</collectingCountry>
<location id="1B47602B2B675C6BFC05FCB38518D20C" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:963187E62B675C6AFF76FE6B806BD7CA:1B47602B2B675C6BFC05FCB38518D20C" box="[996,1102,810,835]" country="Uganda" name="Kawanda" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Kawanda</location>
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<collectingDate id="7A62E9D82B675C6BFBB7FCB38584D20C" box="[1110,1234,810,835]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" value="1957-03-13">13 iii 1957</collectingDate>
</date>
<collectorName id="B36D53262B675C6BFB3BFCB381B6D229" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Under Cofee J.Y. Omiat</collectorName>
” “Pres by Com Inst Ent B M 1959-499” “
<typeStatus id="C12388522B675C6BFD34FCD4826FD229" box="[725,825,845,870]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="allotype">Allotype</typeStatus>
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<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B675C6BFC85FCD4844ED229" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[868,1304,845,870]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Poeciloscytus">Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) ornatifrons</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="37DF57992B675C6BFAC3FCD78437D22A" box="[1314,1377,846,869]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<determinerName id="EBFBDA342B675C6BFA8DFCD7805BD2C7" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">T.R. Odhiambo</determinerName>
det.”,
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B675C6BFEB9FCF680EBD2C7" box="[344,445,879,904]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
* (
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)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26FC0B852AD281" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<materialsCitation id="AEF03CAD2B675C6BFF26FC0B852ED281" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3319229307" collectingDate="1964-01-19" collectionCode="AMNH" collectorName="L. Trap &amp; I. A. D. Robertson" country="Tanzania" location="Mlingano" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFF26FC0B80F0D2E4" box="[199,422,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Additional material</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFE56FC0B8372D2E4" bold="true" box="[439,548,914,939]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B675C6BFE56FC0B8372D2E4" box="[439,548,914,939]" name="Tanzania" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
,
<location id="1B47602B2B675C6BFDD4FC0B83F3D2E4" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:963187E62B675C6AFF76FE6B806BD7CA:1B47602B2B675C6BFDD4FC0B83F3D2E4" box="[565,677,914,939]" country="Tanzania" name="Mlingano" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Mlingano</location>
,
<date id="6A2610302B675C6BFD55FC0B8217D2E4" box="[692,833,914,939]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" value="1964-01-19">
<collectingDate id="7A62E9D82B675C6BFD55FC0B8217D2E4" box="[692,833,914,939]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" value="1964-01-19">19 Jan.1964</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName id="B36D53262B675C6BFCAEFC0A82FED2E5" box="[847,936,915,938]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">L. Trap</collectorName>
, coll.
<collectorName id="B36D53262B675C6BFC10FC0B85EED2E4" box="[1009,1208,914,939]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">I.A.D. Robertson</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B675C6BFB27FC0B8441D2E4" box="[1222,1303,914,939]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
* (
<collectionCode id="7889AE352B675C6BFAD4FC0B84C7D2E4" box="[1333,1425,914,939]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" name="American Museum of Natural History" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">AMNH</collectionCode>
). “Somalia nr. Hargeissa 2528.VI.63 Linnavuori”, red lable “
<typeStatus id="C12388522B675C6BFCDCFC2C8229D281" box="[829,895,949,974]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">typus</typeStatus>
”,
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B675C6BFC77FC2C82ADD281" box="[918,1019,949,974]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
* (
<collectionCode id="7889AE352B675C6BFBF5FC2C8526D281" box="[1044,1136,949,974]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34925" name="American Museum of Natural History" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">AMNH</collectionCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B675C6BFF26FC4E81B9D44A" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26FC4E81B9D44A" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFF26FC4E8017D2BF" bold="true" box="[199,321,983,1008]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Recognised by following combination of characters: first antennal segment basally or entirely dark, femora yellowish-brown, with small or large dark brown spots, cuneus often red, veins on membrane often with red patches. These characters except the last one are peculiar also to some specimens of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B675C6BFBA9FB87845CD579" authorityName="Gapon" authorityYear="2014" box="[1096,1290,1053,1078]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Dichelocentrum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="transvaalicum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFBA9FB87850AD57A" box="[1096,1116,1054,1077]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFB8BFB84845CD579" box="[1130,1290,1053,1078]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">transvaalicum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFAF0FB84843CD579" bold="true" box="[1297,1386,1053,1078]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="37DF57992B675C6BFAF0FB84843CD579" box="[1297,1386,1053,1078]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, but it often has a few dark spots on pronotum, separated by pale spaces or at least medial pale strip, varying from full to very short. Males of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B675C6BFE9FFBFA834BD534" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[382,541,1122,1147]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFE9FFBFA80C4D535" box="[382,402,1123,1146]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFE41FBFB834BD534" box="[416,541,1122,1147]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
recognised by relatively long and rather wide hypophysis of right paramere and absence of tubercle under it; relatively short hypophysis of left paramere with straight inferior margin and low carina on internal (right) wall; T-shaped posterior right lobe with long right branch and short left one on inflated vesica.
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B675C6BFF11FB5280E1D5AC" authorityName="Gapon" authorityYear="2014" box="[240,439,1226,1251]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Dichelocentrum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="transvaalicum">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFF11FB528052D5AD" box="[240,260,1227,1250]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFEF6FB5380E1D5AC" box="[279,439,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">transvaalicum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has similar parameres but inferior margin of its left paramere hypophysis distinctly convex.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B675C6BFF26FA96856FD755" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="description">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26FA9680BAD404" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFF26FA968022D467" bold="true" box="[199,372,1295,1320]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Redescription.</emphasis>
Length 3.954.15 in males and 4.354.75 in females. Body covered with goldish or silvery thickened setae (
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFEB3FAAB80B6D404" box="[338,480,1330,1355]" captionStart="FIGURE 42" captionStartId="83.[151,250,1921,1943]" captionTargetBox="[214,1366,208,1902]" captionTargetId="figure-109@83.[204,1381,193,1905]" captionTargetPageId="83" captionText="FIGURE 42. Dichelocentrum gen. nov., habitus. A, D. longirostre comb. nov., syntype, male; B, D. longirostre comb. nov., female; C, D. flora comb. nov., holotype, male; D, D. ornatifrons comb. nov., paratype, male; E, D. ornatifrons, paratype, female; F, holotype of Polymerus xerophilus, female; G, D. transvaalicum sp. nov., male; H, D. transvaalicum, female; I, D. alkadanum comb. nov., holotype, female." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079705" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079705/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Fig. 42 DF</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26FACC856FD755" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
Dorsal surfaces of head and pronotum dark brown to black. Mandibular plate and gula at least partially light brown, rarely brownish-yellow. At least ring at base of first antennal segment, or it in most part, or entirely dark brown or blackish; if first segment partly dark coloured then its rest part light brown (
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFB7AFA038464D4FC" box="[1179,1330,1434,1459]" captionStart="FIGURE 33" captionStartId="68.[151,250,1335,1357]" captionTargetBox="[163,1425,519,1320]" captionTargetId="figure-453@68.[157,1429,513,1324]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="FIGURE 33. Antennae. AE, first antennal segment; FH, antennae totally. A, Dichelocentrum longirostre comb. nov., syntype; B, D. ornatifrons comb. nov. from Tanzania; C, holotype of Polymerus xerophilus; D, D. ornatifrons, male paratype; E, D. ornatifrons, female paratype; F, Polymerus carpathicus, male; G, D. transvaalicum sp. nov., female; H, D. transvaalicum, male. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079685/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Fig. 33 BE</figureCitation>
). Second antennal segment dark brown, except pale base or long ring before middle of length or pale entirely except apex and extreme base. Other antennal segments dark brown, third segment rarely pale at base. Rostrum brown yellow, with dark apex and sometimes first segment, slightly protrudes beyond hind coxae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B675C6BFF26F9BC83EFD6D7" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26F9BC83EFD6D7" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
Collar yellow (male
<typeStatus id="C12388522B675C6BFE5DF9BF8349D771" box="[444,543,1574,1598]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
, male from
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B675C6BFD55F9BC824ED771" box="[692,792,1573,1598]" name="Tanzania" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
and female from
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B675C6BFC12F9BC8506D771" box="[1011,1104,1573,1598]" name="Somalia" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Somalia</collectingCountry>
) or black (male and female
<typeStatus id="C12388522B675C6BFF76F9DE8051D72F" box="[151,263,1607,1632]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
). Pale band on posterior margin of pronotum moderately or very thin, often without extensions at ends, sometimes interrupted in middle. Scutellum dark brown or blackish, its apex yellowish. Internal, posterior part of corium, strip along its external margin and small spot in its apical external corner darker then rest part of corium, or it almost entirely dark brown except narrow strip along external margin, anterior corner and small strip along apical margin. Examined male
<typeStatus id="C12388522B675C6BFE54F94A8340D7A4" box="[437,534,1747,1771]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
with almost uniformly yellowish brown corium. Cuneus dark red, except for yellowish extreme apex and narrow strip in external part of base. External part of cuneus appreciably darker then inner one. Sometimes cuneus brown (examined specimen from
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B675C6BFC9BF88E82B2D67F" box="[890,996,1815,1840]" name="Tanzania" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
). Thorax ventrally brown-yellow with light brown spots to dark brown. Evaporatorium whitish-yellow. Legs often entirely brown-yellow, femora with small brown spots or coxae and femora partially or completely brown. Tibia rarely with dark extreme base. Veins of membrane yellow, often with reddish patches.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B675C6AFF26F83A820CD304" lastPageId="79" lastPageNumber="80" pageId="78" pageNumber="79" type="description">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6BFF26F83A8386D6F4" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" box="[199,720,1954,1979]" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Venter of abdomen dull yellow or light brown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B675C6AFF26F8518048D199" blockId="78.[151,1437,706,2017]" lastBlockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" lastPageId="79" lastPageNumber="80" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B675C6BFF26F851802ED6AF" box="[199,376,1992,2017]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Right paramere</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B675C6BFE69F851830CD6AE" box="[392,602,1992,2017]" captionStart="FIGURE 35" captionStartId="70.[151,250,1740,1762]" captionTargetBox="[172,1419,200,1712]" captionTargetId="figure-199@70.[164,1424,193,1719]" captionTargetPageId="70" captionText="FIGURE 35. Parameres of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. species. Right (A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N) and left (C, D, G, H, K, L, O) parameres. AD, D. ornatifrons comb. nov., paratype; EH, D. ornatifrons from Tanzania; IL, D. transvaalicum sp. nov.; MO, D. alkadanum comb. nov. after Linnavuori &amp; van Harten (2005). Right (A, E, I, M), left (C, G, K, O) and posterior (D, B, F, H, J, L, N) view. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079691/files/figure.png" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">Fig. 35 A, B, E, F</figureCitation>
). Hypophysis appreciably longer and wider from lateral view than in two previous species, with widely rounded apex. Anterior wall of paramere body without tubercle under base of hypophysis.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B665C6AFF26FF7B8446D00A" blockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF26FF7B803FD1B5" box="[199,361,226,251]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Left paramere</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFE9DFF7B830BD1B4" box="[380,605,226,251]" captionStart="FIGURE 35" captionStartId="70.[151,250,1740,1762]" captionTargetBox="[172,1419,200,1712]" captionTargetId="figure-199@70.[164,1424,193,1719]" captionTargetPageId="70" captionText="FIGURE 35. Parameres of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. species. Right (A, B, E, F, I, J, M, N) and left (C, D, G, H, K, L, O) parameres. AD, D. ornatifrons comb. nov., paratype; EH, D. ornatifrons from Tanzania; IL, D. transvaalicum sp. nov.; MO, D. alkadanum comb. nov. after Linnavuori &amp; van Harten (2005). Right (A, E, I, M), left (C, G, K, O) and posterior (D, B, F, H, J, L, N) view. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079691" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079691/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 35 C, D, G, H</figureCitation>
) as long as right one. Hypophysis appreciably shorter than in previous species, with convex superior margin, straight before extreme apex, and with inferior margin straight on all length. Carina on internal (right) surface of hypophysis low (on posterior view), with dense, rather long setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B665C6AFF26FECA820CD304" blockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF26FECA8044D025" box="[199,274,339,362]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Vesica</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFEC2FECB80CDD025" box="[291,411,338,363]" captionStart="FIGURE 36" captionStartId="73.[151,243,1860,1882]" captionTargetBox="[165,1410,184,1838]" captionTargetId="figure-184@73.[164,1416,178,1847]" captionTargetPageId="73" captionText="FIGURE 36. Vesica of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. AC, uninflated vesica; DH, anterior spicule; IK, inflated vesica. A, D. flora comb. nov., holotype; B, D. ornatifrons comb. nov., paratype; C, D. alkadanum comb. nov., paratype after Linnavuori &amp; van Harten (2005); D, D. longirostre comb. nov., syntype; E, D. flora, holotype; F, D. flora from Niger; G, D. ornatifrons, paratype; H, D. alkadanum, paratype after Linnavuori &amp; van Harten (2005); I, J, D. longirostre; K, D. flora. Left (AC, I), posterior (DH), and superior (J, K) view. all—anterior left lobe; arl—anterior right lobe; as—anterior spicule; pa—posterior apex of vesica; pb.bab—posterior branch of basoapical sclerotised band; pll—posterior left lobe; prl—posterior right lobe; sg—secondary gonopore. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079693" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079693/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 36 B</figureCitation>
;
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFE4CFECB8359D024" box="[429,527,338,363]" captionStart="FIGURE 37" captionStartId="74.[151,250,1936,1958]" captionTargetBox="[165,1424,202,1879]" captionTargetId="figure-70@74.[155,1432,193,1884]" captionTargetPageId="74" captionText="FIGURE 37. Vesica of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. AC, D. ornatifrons comb. nov.; D, E, D. transvaalicum sp. nov. Left (A, D), superior (B, E) and posterior (C) view. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079695" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079695/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">37 AC</figureCitation>
). Anterior branch of anterior right lobe short, swollen anteriorly and widely rounded; right bladder absent, inferior one more convex than in previous two species. Inferior branch of anterior left lobe shorter than in
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFE28FE07833BD0F9" baseAuthorityName="Reuter" baseAuthorityYear="1905" box="[457,621,413,438]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Dichelocentrum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longirostre">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFE28FE07808BD0FA" box="[457,477,414,437]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFE12FE04833BD0F9" box="[499,621,413,438]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">longirostre</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, directed posteriad. Posterior left lobe without basal tubercle, with sclerotised triangular area on anterior wall. Apex of posterior right lobe T-shaped. Its right branch very long, directed to right, slightly curved posteriad and upwards. Left branch short, conical, directed to left and slightly downwards, its apex touches wall of vesica. Superior margin of posterior branch of spicule smoothly curved in apical part from posterior view in wet preparations (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B665C6AFF26FDC180F2D249" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B665C6AFF26FDC180F2D249" blockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF26FDC18016D320" box="[199,320,600,623]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Gynatrium</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFEB4FDCE809AD33F" box="[341,460,599,624]" captionStart="FIGURE 38" captionStartId="75.[151,244,1947,1969]" captionTargetBox="[274,1313,192,1927]" captionTargetId="figure-80@75.[274,1313,175,1942]" captionTargetPageId="75" captionText="FIGURE 38. Inner female genitalia of Dichelocentrum gen. nov. A, gynatrium in dorsal view; B, C, posterior wall of gynatrium in ventral view. A, B, D. longirostre comb. nov., syntype; C, D. ornatifrons comb. nov. mpr—medial process; ihf—posterior margin of inner horizontal fold; ts—tectal sclerites.. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079697" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079697/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 38 C</figureCitation>
). Notch on ventral margin of interramal sclerites of
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deep, trapezoidal. In specimen from
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B665C6AFEA4FDE480F7D3D9" box="[325,417,637,662]" name="Somalia" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Somalia</collectingCountry>
(described as
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFDA2FDE48261D3D9" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[579,823,637,662]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDA2FDE48261D3D9" box="[579,823,637,662]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Polymerus xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) it rather shallow, arcuate. Areas of interramal sclerite on each side of medial process weakly sclerotised. Small longitudinal sclerite located near middle of dorsal margin of interramal sclerites merged with it, extended dorsally as tapering sclerotised band and reaching dorsal margin of gynatrial posterior wall.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5682657B2B665C6AFF26FC8B806BD7CA" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B665C6AFF26FC8B82C9D264" blockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" box="[199,927,786,811]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF26FC8B8036D264" bold="true" box="[199,352,786,811]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B665C6AFE86FC8B8097D264" box="[359,449,786,811]" name="Uganda" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Uganda</collectingCountry>
,
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFE2DFC8B82C9D264" bold="true" box="[460,927,786,811]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
new records for
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B665C6AFD6EFC8B83AAD264" box="[655,764,786,811]" name="Tanzania" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B665C6AFCD6FC8B82CFD264" box="[823,921,786,811]" name="Somalia" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Somalia</collectingCountry>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E2736F02B665C6AFF26FCAE806BD7CA" blockId="79.[151,1437,151,1670]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF26FCAE80C1D21F" bold="true" box="[199,407,823,848]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Taxonomic notes.</emphasis>
Type series of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFDA7FCAE8550D21F" authority="Linnavuori, 1975" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[582,1030,823,848]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDA7FCAE826CD21F" box="[582,826,823,848]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Polymerus xerophilus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="7A094B012B665C6AFCA2FCAE8550D21F" author="Linnavuori, R. E." box="[835,1030,823,848]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" pagination="1 - 118" refId="ref50987" refString="Linnavuori, R. E. (1975) Hemiptera of the Sudan, with remarks on some species of the adjacent countries. 4. Miridae and Isometopidae. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 12, 1 - 118." type="journal article" year="1975">Linnavuori, 1975</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
originally consisted of
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B665C6AFAF2FCA184CAD21F" box="[1299,1436,823,848]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="female">two females</specimenCount>
and a male. Later
<bibRefCitation id="7A094B012B665C6AFE81FCC48378D239" author="Linnavuori, R. E." box="[352,558,861,886]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" pagination="61 - 65" refId="ref51027" refString="Linnavuori, R. E. (1977) Additional notes on the hemipterous fauna of Somalia. Bollettino della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 109, 61 - 65." type="journal article" year="1977">Linnavuori (1977)</bibRefCitation>
excluded the male belonging to
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFC7AFCC78564D239" box="[923,1074,861,886]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Dichelocentrum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiristre">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC7AFCC782F9D23A" box="[923,943,862,885]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC5CFCC48564D239" box="[957,1074,861,886]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">longiristre</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the type series and refined diagnosis of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFECBFC1A80EBD2D4" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[298,445,898,923]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFECBFC1A806ED2D5" box="[298,312,899,922]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFEA9FC1B80EBD2D4" box="[328,445,898,923]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. According to him this species as opposed to
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFC33FC1A853AD2D4" box="[978,1132,898,923]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Dichelocentrum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiristre">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC33FC1A82B0D2D5" box="[978,998,899,922]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC16FC1B853AD2D4" box="[1015,1132,898,923]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">longiristre</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
&quot;is darker (cuneus brown, under surface and legs without red pigment, hind femora with abundant fuscous mottling), has much smaller eyes (ocular index 2.02.17) and only faintly marginate vertex, the body is shorter and broader and the legs are shorter and thicker (hind tibia only 1.4x as long as basal width of pronotum) &quot;. According Linnavuoris key
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFAEBFC6A84CAD544" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[1290,1436,1010,1035]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFAEBFC6A844ED545" box="[1290,1304,1011,1034]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFAC6FC6B84CAD544" box="[1319,1436,1010,1035]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFEC8FB81809CD57F" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[297,458,1047,1072]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFEC8FB81806BD560" box="[297,317,1048,1071]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFEACFB8E809CD57F" box="[333,458,1047,1072]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by greater body size (4.04.2 vs. 3.74.1), pale first antennal segment (vs. brown to black), cuneus not distinctly red (vs. largely red or dark red), pale membranal veins (vs. veins red) and ocular index (2.02.17 vs.1.75 in female). I have studied the
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFD5FFBFB8276D534" box="[702,800,1122,1147]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFCA9FBFA828DD534" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[840,987,1122,1147]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFCA9FBFA8200D535" box="[840,854,1123,1146]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC87FBFB828DD534" box="[870,987,1122,1147]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female (the
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFB94FBFA8583D534" box="[1141,1237,1123,1147]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
of this species is absent in the collection of R. Linnavuori, in NMWC and AMNH, which store most of his material) and found no significant characters distinguishing
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFDD5FB378393D589" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[564,709,1197,1222]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDD5FB378314D58A" box="[564,578,1198,1221]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDB1FB348393D589" box="[592,709,1197,1222]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFCEAFB3782FDD589" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[779,939,1197,1222]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFCEAFB378249D58A" box="[779,799,1198,1221]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFCCFFB3482FDD589" box="[814,939,1197,1222]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Actually the female (
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFB46FB34845DD589" box="[1191,1291,1197,1222]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
) of the latter species is greater than the
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFE28FB4B837DD5A4" box="[457,555,1234,1259]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFDB5FB4A83BED5A4" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[596,744,1234,1259]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDB5FB4A8334D5A5" box="[596,610,1235,1258]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFD92FB4B83BED5A4" box="[627,744,1234,1259]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. A size and form of dark spot on the first antennal segment varies in all specimens of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFE5EFB618336D45F" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[447,608,1271,1296]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFE5EFB618085D440" box="[447,467,1272,1295]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFE02FB6E8336D45F" box="[483,608,1271,1296]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
studied by me. The first antennal segment of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFB88FB6185ADD45F" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[1129,1275,1271,1296]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFB88FB6185ADD45F" box="[1129,1275,1271,1296]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P. xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has dark base and the external wall in its basal half that lies in the limits of variability of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFBDDFA8785B7D479" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[1084,1249,1309,1334]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFBDDFA878506D47A" box="[1084,1104,1310,1333]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFB85FA8485B7D479" box="[1124,1249,1309,1334]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFB17FA8484C6D479" box="[1270,1424,1309,1334]" captionStart="FIGURE 33" captionStartId="68.[151,250,1335,1357]" captionTargetBox="[163,1425,519,1320]" captionTargetId="figure-453@68.[157,1429,513,1324]" captionTargetPageId="68" captionText="FIGURE 33. Antennae. AE, first antennal segment; FH, antennae totally. A, Dichelocentrum longirostre comb. nov., syntype; B, D. ornatifrons comb. nov. from Tanzania; C, holotype of Polymerus xerophilus; D, D. ornatifrons, male paratype; E, D. ornatifrons, female paratype; F, Polymerus carpathicus, male; G, D. transvaalicum sp. nov., female; H, D. transvaalicum, male. Scale bare: 0.14 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079685" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079685/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 33 BE</figureCitation>
). Colouration of cuneus in the
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFE3EFADB8317D414" box="[479,577,1346,1371]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFD86FADA83AFD414" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[615,761,1346,1371]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFD86FADA8323D415" box="[615,629,1347,1370]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFD65FADB83AFD414" box="[644,761,1346,1371]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is virtually indistinguishable from that of the
<specimenCount id="089EFD792B665C6AFB1EFADA84CAD414" box="[1279,1436,1347,1371]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="generic" typeStatus="paratypes">two paratypes</specimenCount>
of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFF55FAF18005D4CF" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[180,339,1383,1408]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF55FAF1819ED430" box="[180,200,1384,1407]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF37FAFE8005D4CF" box="[214,339,1383,1408]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="86A32A752B665C6AFE83FAFE80B8D4CF" box="[354,494,1383,1408]" captionStart="FIGURE 42" captionStartId="83.[151,250,1921,1943]" captionTargetBox="[214,1366,208,1902]" captionTargetId="figure-109@83.[204,1381,193,1905]" captionTargetPageId="83" captionText="FIGURE 42. Dichelocentrum gen. nov., habitus. A, D. longirostre comb. nov., syntype, male; B, D. longirostre comb. nov., female; C, D. flora comb. nov., holotype, male; D, D. ornatifrons comb. nov., paratype, male; E, D. ornatifrons, paratype, female; F, holotype of Polymerus xerophilus, female; G, D. transvaalicum sp. nov., male; H, D. transvaalicum, female; I, D. alkadanum comb. nov., holotype, female." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5079705" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5079705/files/figure.png" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Fig. 42 DF</figureCitation>
). A size of red patches on the membrane veins in the studied
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFB72FAF185A9D4CF" box="[1171,1279,1384,1408]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
varies greatly from large in the males to very small in the female. A specimen from
<collectingCountry id="668F76602B665C6AFC4EFA148545D4E9" box="[943,1043,1421,1446]" name="Tanzania" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
is not different from the
<typeStatus id="C12388522B665C6AFAD0FA1784CAD4E9" box="[1329,1436,1422,1446]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFF54FA2A8002D484" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[181,340,1458,1483]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF54FA2A819FD485" box="[181,201,1459,1482]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF36FA2B8002D484" box="[215,340,1458,1483]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the structure of the terminalia and has membranal veins without red patches as well as the type of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFF54FA408010D4BF" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[181,326,1495,1520]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF54FA408195D4BF" box="[181,195,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF30FA4E8010D4BF" box="[209,326,1495,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Ocular index (synthlipsis / width of eye) in the female types of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFBFAFA4085ECD4BF" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[1051,1210,1495,1520]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFBFAFA408579D4BF" box="[1051,1071,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFBDCFA4E85ECD4BF" box="[1085,1210,1495,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFB10FA4084D4D4BF" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[1265,1410,1495,1520]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFB10FA4085A9D4BF" box="[1265,1279,1497,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFAECFA4E84D4D4BF" box="[1293,1410,1495,1520]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 1.83 and 2.00 respectively. A size of eyes in mirids correlates with a length of the hemelytra as it is generally known. This regularity can be seen also in this case: the membrane of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFC4EF9BA8519D774" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[943,1103,1570,1595]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC4EF9BA8295D775" box="[943,963,1571,1594]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFC33F9BB8519D774" box="[978,1103,1570,1595]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 5.59 times as long as body and is 6.21 times as long as body in
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFDCAF9D183EAD72F" authorityName="Linnavuori" authorityYear="1975" box="[555,700,1607,1632]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xerophilus">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDCAF9D1836FD710" box="[555,569,1608,1631]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFDA6F9DE83EAD72F" box="[583,700,1607,1632]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">xerophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. By these reasons I consider the last name as a junior synonym of
<taxonomicName id="D9984D732B665C6AFF76F9F78060D7C9" authorityName="Odhiambo" authorityYear="1959" box="[151,310,1645,1670]" class="Insecta" family="Miridae" genus="Polymerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="79" pageNumber="80" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ornatifrons">
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF76F9F781FDD7CA" box="[151,171,1646,1669]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">D</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="2CECEAE22B665C6AFF58F9F48060D7C9" box="[185,310,1645,1670]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">ornatifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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